At mass today, we heard in the Gospel and in the homily about "signs." All too often, we try to anchor our faith in grandiose and revelatory signs from God. "If I could just get a sign telling me if I should become a priest" or "I would be more faithful going to mass if God would only show how it's making a difference in my life." Whatever the signs we ask from God, we would do well to realize that those signs are often right in front of our noses. Do you want to see God? Note the sweet loving innocence of a child. Want to know if God is active in your life? Note the many blessings already present in your life.
God is all around us: in our neighbor, in our family, in the work that we do, and even in that guy at work that always seems to rub us the wrong way. If we take the time to notice these little signs, and hopefully, it will help us recognize the sign of Jonah, the sign of the Cross that reveals the nature of God: love.
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